Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
National: House Rs to Unveil Transport Bill
Washington Post
House Republicans will present a long-awaited plan to fund the nation's transportation system on Tuesday, a proposal that would shift more decision-making authority to state governments, dramatically reduce the time spent on environmental reviews and encourage private companies to expand the highway system by building toll roads...

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
Blogosphere: Expediting Sidewalk Expansions
LA Streetsblog
Widening sidewalks in San Francisco is a time-consuming task - it's the only city in California where even minor changes to a sidewalk's width require legislative approval...

"A city is like a family portrait. You may not like the nose of your uncle but you don't tear up the whole family photo. You don't do this because the family portrait is you. In the same way, we just need to make those uglier parts of our cities more attractive. We can't tear apart our cities." Read On

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
Chicago: City to Use Tax Credits for Affordable Housing
Chicago Tribune
The city's Department of Housing and Economic Development has allocated $30 million in federal tax credits to help finance 41 affordable housing projects, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration said Thursday...

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
Blogosphere: Ford Had No Authority to Cancel Plans
Steve Munro
Today's Star reports that a legal opinion obtained by Councillor Joe Mihevc, former Vice-Chair of the TTC in the Miller administration, states that Mayor Ford had no authority under the laws governing the City of Toronto to cancel Transit City...

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Blogosphere: The Densest Place on Earth
Price Tags
Originally built as a Chinese military fort, the Kowloon Walled City became a residential enclave after the New…

"Cornthwaite's words stuck with Hsieh. He started wondering why corporate campuses, and corporate cultures for that matter, had to be so parochial. Why do companies radically cut themselves off from the surrounding community?" Read On

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
New York: Transit Oriented Development Catches On
New York Times
MORE than a century ago, before the term "transit-oriented development" entered the urban-planning glossary, plenty of it was being built in Westchester: clusters of housing, shops and sometimes industrial buildings close to railroad stations...

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New Jersey: Attempting to Get Handle on Development
Wall Street Journal (Pay Wall) …

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
Blogosphere: St. Louis Arch Plan Quietly Closes Streets
Next American City
A foundation aiming to revamp the grounds near the famed Gateway Arch in St. Louis presented its second update to the city Wednesday night, its first in 12 months...

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Blogosphere: Vision for Sustainable Transport
The City Fix
We are in the midst of global trends that point to more congestion, air pollution, and traffic injuries and deaths in our cities, not to mention the…

"I've already asked my wife Casey if she would be willing to have any of you, and Mr Espich, I am notably asking you, to come on over. Have a glass of wine and a plate of good food and lets talk transit. " Read On

Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's New Media Director and Chief Cartographer, collects news stories and blog posts about transit and transit-oriented development from around the country and posts them at TheDirectTransfer.com. Jeff then takes the top 10 articles in each of five categories and sends that out as Other Side of the Tracks email newsletter. The content of that email is then posted here.